Kenge weather in May

In May, Kenge sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kenge's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kenge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:09 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
75%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Kenge is town in Bas-Congo province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kenge reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Kenge

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 20 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
20
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kenge weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°14520.112.33.6
Feb31° / 23°11617.212.23.5
Mar31° / 23°13719123.3
Apr31° / 23°18921.811.93.2
May29° / 22°6811.611.75.0
Jun27° / 20°20.211.77.7
Jul26° / 18°1011.77.9
Aug26° / 19°40.611.87.5
Sep27° / 20°103126.8
Oct29° / 22°5811.412.14.9
Nov30° / 22°15122.212.33.4
Dec30° / 22°17122.112.33.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31486
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51585
61684
71783
81882
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kenge gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
271
369
467
565
662
760
857
955
1052
1149
1246
1343
1441
1538
1635
1733
1830
1928
2025
2123
2221
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2515
2613
2712
2810
299
307
316

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101954
201954
301954
401954
502944
602953
703943
803943
904933
1005923
1106922
1207912
1308902
1409892
15111871
16112861
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20120781
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22125740
23128710
24231670
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26237610
27241570
28245530
29248490
30352450
31356410

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:095:57
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511.86:095:56
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 3.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
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233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
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263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kenge

In seasonPeak

None of Kenge's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kenge's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kenge?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kenge for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kenge in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Kenge sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kenge in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kenge peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jul 24UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kenge in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kenge is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJul 2338 µg/m³Nov 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep28Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kenge?

Kenge sits at 5.8°S, 13.7°E, 241 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Matadi, 23 km away.

TombôcoMoanda

Topography around Kenge

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kenge.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kenge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Kenge is covered by grassland (75%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
537 m
80 km
775 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Matadi 23 km · Boma 67 km · Mbanza Kongo 85 km · Kimpese 89 km · Cuímba 114 km · Tshela 116 km · Tombôco 121 km · Moanda 143 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kenge (-5.7652°, 13.6571°, elevation 241 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).